E/S Orcelle cargo carrier, concept model. No Picnic AB. Client: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. Sweden/Norway, 2005, to be completed 2025
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
2 East 91st St. at Fifth Ave.
September 4-6
Admission: free
212-849-8400
www.cooperhewitt.org
We’ve never quite understood why the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum isn’t free all the time, like the National Museum of the American Indian downtown and all the Smithsonian museums in DC. But we don’t have to worry about that over Labor Day Weekend, when the institution opens its doors for free Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. (Admission is usually $15.) Currently the Cooper-Hewitt is in the midst of its fourth National Design Triennial,“Why Design Now?” which continues through January 9. The exhibit focuses on such themes as energy, mobility, community, health, communication, and simplicity, looking at social housing, charging stations, cargo carriers, LED replacements, tableware, threshers, and the ripple effect. Also on view is “Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent Collection.”